The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-30
BRIEF MINING ITEMS.
Mining News Scarce. but some good
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air has necessitated great amount OF
dead work being done TO obtain proper
ventilation. From the main shaft,
known as Shaft No. /, a drift has been
driven west along the foot wall Mt
depth OF about eighty-fve feet. From
the west pit known as Shalt No. 2,
drift was driven east ut depth oil eight
ty-tive feet, along the foot wall, and no
later than tonight the two drifts will
come together making continuous drift
from No. to No. 2 shaft distance oil
24O feet. This Capt. Richard says, will
ventilate the mine even to adepth oil five
thousand feet. About fifty feet east oil
No. 2 shaft cross-cut will be started
from the drift and carried north TO the
hanging wall, where il is expected stop
ing will be commenced. Foul air has
caused considerable delay, but now
that this serious defect Is so soon to be
remedied, IL may be expected that the
Kimball will begin TO show up it's hidden
treasure, i'm it's proper light. The water
mt the depth of this drift IL not ut all
troublesome. Capt. Richard said to a
DIAMOND DRILL man who went below to
hear the signals given through the solid
rock from one crew OF miners TO another.
Il have been here over six weeks now
and have not accomplished much, but
you wait until / get this drift of my
hands and we have air i will begin to
show people that we are not here for the
fun Of il. We are here for iron ore and i
will soon be sending il up at a lively
rate"
Dealers report continued inquiries and
small sales. One firm sold 5000 tons
during the week and another 5000. No
prices were made public butt is reported
that the sale WAS made below the mar
ket. The ore production for this season
is pretty well sold up and operators are
mainly combining themselves to delivering
on contracts and are not looking par
ticulnrly for new business Vessel rates
continue high, despite the prediction that
the break i'm grain freights would produce
corresponding reduction in ore rates.
Ashland ore still commands $3.50 and
Escanaba ireights are firm at $l.6O
One Ashland charter was reported dur
ing the week Mt $3.50 but this was an
inside rate and on n special agreement
The receipts during the week We're II AIS
tons az against 40,649 tons during the
corresponding week in 1886. The weeks
shipments amounted TO 10,52S tons
compared with Fl 1851 tons shipped dur
ing the corresponding week in 1886. w,
quote the following prices:
No. l apecular and magnetic Besse-
mer per ton.......................SF OO@ 4 ~
No. Specular mon Bessemer) ores
Bessemer Hematltes .................... 8 1895 %
Nom Bessemer Hematites. .............. OOm5 II
Cleveland Iron Trade Review.
The gold find which il situated abou
six miles northeast OF Ishpeming hai
caused no little excitement in that 10
cality and from all accounts lisa valuabl
find. The mine Is situated on the north
east quarter Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS q
section twenty-five, 1925, this state an'
ON the property OF the Lake Superio
Iron Co. A shaft has been sunk AM
a depth OF nineteen feet reached when
blast opened up vein OF quartz abou
three feet and hall in width which
said 10 be very rich gold. From th
analysis il in found that twelve ounce
OF rock contains thirteen dollars i'm gold
or $50 900 To the ton ofore. Thepropel
ty is being strongly guarded and option
are being taken on other tracts in th
neighborhood AZ fast IA they can b
secured. A vein two hundred feet
length has been traced ON the suriace b
miners. Store-houses are already bein
constructed in which 60 store the ore.
A new shaft has been commenced o
the Lockwood, Jr., property, west ha
of section twenty-nine, 1892. Thes
il about two hundred feet south OF III
first shaft, which was run down SON
sixty-five feet. The formation has
northwest and southeast course.
Luke Welch's property on sectio
twenty-five, 1892, is assuming larl
proportions and gives promise OF becon
ing grcatproperty. Exploratory wor
is still going ON with the best OF result
The formation has changed and Is b
coming more red.
The recent discoveries OF gold in the v
Unity ~ Ishnetnina will no doubt arouE